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ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝 [Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden] #10
Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden, Vol. 10
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen plus. When schoolgirl Takiko Okuda attempts to destroy her father's translation of The Universe of the Four Gods, she is instead sucked into the story, becoming the Priestess of Genbu in an epic journey to find the seven Celestial Warriors!
Takiko has returned to the Universe of the Four Gods! As the Celestial Warriors search for the scroll of the Four Gods, Takiko uncovers the truth about the prophecy that turned Uruki and his father into bitter enemies. But while they begin a new chapter in their adventures, Takiko struggles to conceal a terrible secret about herself from the Celestial Warriors...
Takiko has returned to the Universe of the Four Gods! As the Celestial Warriors search for the scroll of the Four Gods, Takiko uncovers the truth about the prophecy that turned Uruki and his father into bitter enemies. But while they begin a new chapter in their adventures, Takiko struggles to conceal a terrible secret about herself from the Celestial Warriors...
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Yuu Watase
362 books1,164 followersYuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music.
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
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February 6, 2024
3.5
Not all men but somehow always a man... No pero en serio, hay que ser MISERABLE para hacer lo que ha hecho el tío este.
Not all men but somehow always a man... No pero en serio, hay que ser MISERABLE para hacer lo que ha hecho el tío este.
January 15, 2013
Finally after three long years, I was able to buy my issue of the 10th volume of Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden. Of course, I have read the series online, but I want to have the full collection in book form. This was a great addition to the series. I believe Takiko is such a amazing woman; even though, she has a lung disease and if she stay in her world she could recover; instead, she sacrifice her health to save Bei Jia ( I think spelled it wrong), and wants to be with Limdo and her friends. Now the series is coming to the climax. It was heartbreaking for me to see why Limdo and Temdan hates each other, and I love Hagus and can't wait until he reunites with his brother Teg. This is a must buy and I can't wait for volume 11 that comes out March fifth.
July 3, 2017
Another solid volume.
Some particularly nice art in this one - some pages seem painted rather than drawn and it's all really high quality. The story is emotionally charged with some great characters but I do miss some of the lightness of tone and character quirks which were such a delight in the earlier volumes of this:
Limdo's gender switching - now virtually ignored since he's become the main love interest, Tomite's flirting and general cheerfulness, Namame - just being cute and Hatsui's porcupine shell - I guess I miss the Celestial Warriors using their powers. This one's fairly political and involved - Excellent cliff hanger ending however.
Some particularly nice art in this one - some pages seem painted rather than drawn and it's all really high quality. The story is emotionally charged with some great characters but I do miss some of the lightness of tone and character quirks which were such a delight in the earlier volumes of this:
Limdo's gender switching - now virtually ignored since he's become the main love interest, Tomite's flirting and general cheerfulness, Namame - just being cute and Hatsui's porcupine shell - I guess I miss the Celestial Warriors using their powers. This one's fairly political and involved - Excellent cliff hanger ending however.
April 25, 2013
It's been a long time since this series had a new volume published and while it's great to see it back, this volume isn't the greatest in the series. It's solid but after such a long time away, I was hoping for something more.
I reviewed this volume for the website Kuriousity. My full review can be found here: http://www.kuriousity.ca/2012/10/revi...
I reviewed this volume for the website Kuriousity. My full review can be found here: http://www.kuriousity.ca/2012/10/revi...
April 17, 2022
I've read most of v. 11 before getting around to reviewing this one, so which events happened in which volume aren't entirely clear to me anymore. I'll do a combo review for the next one. As one might expect, the endgame is full of revelations, violence, and death.
January 5, 2013
AFTER THREE YEARS OF WAITING!!!
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January 22, 2014
It was good. I keep hoping Takiko will be better but i know she wont. It makes sad to think she wont survive.
October 26, 2025
Review for complete series
Despite Fushigi Yuugi being a classic fantasy shoujo manga, I only got around to it long after its original publication. Sadly, I was rather disappointed by it, especially given that it is a popular work. Genbu Kaiden is a newer work of Watase's and serves as a prequel to the original series and this series is everything I hoped the original would have been.
All the things wrong with the original were made right here: our main character Takiko largely makes sensible decisions - sure, they are sometimes also emotionally loaded and not always strategic, but she never left me shaking my head in frustration over stupid decisions. Takiko and her love interest don't fall in love from the start allowing for a much more natural flow which in turn led me to genuinely care about them. The pacing was just right for this kind of plot with only a few chapters seeming a little rushed. The characters we meet along the way are more fleshed out and contribute to the story beyond being yet another follower of the main character - they've got agendas and dreams of their own. The fact that they still chose to follow Takiko just makes their bonds seem a lot stronger than in the original series. While I love a bit of comedy here and there, it was far more subtle than in the original which at times came across as silly.
Having fixed all that, this is a wholesome fantasy series with lovely friendships, interesting family dynamics and bittersweet turn of events. Takiko is a strong main character both in her determination but also in her willingness to lift a weapon despite being physically weaker than her companions. The world is interesting and the art is simply beautiful. Although I doubt it will ever happen, if Watase were ever to redraw the original series at this standard, I have no doubt I would love it. Instead, I will hope that her other prequel series, Byakko Senki, will soon no longer be on hiatus and be drawn to the end.
Only one little beef I had with this series: it's common for many manga, especially in the shoujo area, to have a style in which the characters look very much alike. It's usually hair and clothing more than anything else that makes characters look different from each other. This has never been an issue for me but I don't mind when artists add some more diversity. What I don't like is when authors add diversity purely for diversities sake. I am not sure if this is what Watase's intention was but the Genbu Kaiden cast was a lot more diverse than the original series' was (e.g. I was very pleased to have some more important female characters besides the main character). But, as I have already found with some of Watase's other works, she tends to add some goofy or stereo typical cartoonish characters. Hatsui is an overweight character and everything from design to behaviour and personality feels like a joke rather than a proper member of the group. Why not add a competent overweight character rather than, apologies, a bumbling idiot who is treated more like an overgrown child?
October 20, 2025
Today's manga post is on Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden, Vol. 10 by Yuu Watase. It is 192 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Takiko Uruki, and Filka on it. As it is the tenth volume in the series, you need to have read the first nine volumes to understand the story. There is no foul language, mild sexuality, and action violence in this volume. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo manga, tragic love stories, and intense plots. The story is told from third person close of the characters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the manga- Takiko has returned to the Universe of the Four Gods! As the Celestial Warriors search for the scroll of the Four Gods, Takiko uncovers the truth about the prophecy that turned Uruki and his father into bitter enemies. But while they begin a new chapter in their adventures, Takiko struggles to conceal a terrible secret about herself from the Celestial Warriors...
Review- Takiko has returned and Uruki wants to marry her. But that would mean that Takiko cannot fulfill her destiny as the priestess. Because that would mean innocent people would continue to suffer, she refuses. Plus Takiko is hiding that she is dying from the Warriors, so the fate of the priestess doesn't brother her. Lots of plot happen in this volume as the story only has two more volumes after this one. Takiko finally meets Uruki's father and learns about this prophecy told upon his birth and the truth behind it. All the main actors are coming together and time is running out for the Warriors and Takiko, I look forward to seeing this all the way to the end.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
From the back of the manga- Takiko has returned to the Universe of the Four Gods! As the Celestial Warriors search for the scroll of the Four Gods, Takiko uncovers the truth about the prophecy that turned Uruki and his father into bitter enemies. But while they begin a new chapter in their adventures, Takiko struggles to conceal a terrible secret about herself from the Celestial Warriors...
Review- Takiko has returned and Uruki wants to marry her. But that would mean that Takiko cannot fulfill her destiny as the priestess. Because that would mean innocent people would continue to suffer, she refuses. Plus Takiko is hiding that she is dying from the Warriors, so the fate of the priestess doesn't brother her. Lots of plot happen in this volume as the story only has two more volumes after this one. Takiko finally meets Uruki's father and learns about this prophecy told upon his birth and the truth behind it. All the main actors are coming together and time is running out for the Warriors and Takiko, I look forward to seeing this all the way to the end.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
May 26, 2021
I never saw that plot twist coming!!! I keep hoping and hoping that everyone will be okay, though I know it’s not likely. Part of me wishes I hadn’t already read the first series of Fushigi Yugi so I could have gone into this one completely blind, disillusioned to the end that’s coming. I only have two more volumes left to read and I’m really curious to see how everything plays out. This has been such a great series.
August 30, 2017
The pieces are falling together.
January 8, 2021
12/30/2020
The reveals, the twists, the themes, the main characters...guys I'm doing it. This volume onward, unless the series goes off the rails, it's getting five stars.
The reveals, the twists, the themes, the main characters...guys I'm doing it. This volume onward, unless the series goes off the rails, it's getting five stars.
May 6, 2021
Ohhh another twist at the end!!!!! I don’t even have the slightest clue how this series will end. I’m looking forward to reading more!
October 20, 2024
2024 goal 142/150
November 25, 2024
Interesting story progression, I’m interested to see how this all ends as we are coming to it soon. The ending of this volume was quite good.
November 13, 2013
Things are really starting to heat up. This volume opens with Uruki (Limdo) in bed with Takiko, our Priestess of Genbu. Limdo proposes to Takiko and is trying to consummate the marriage before it takes place. He's not a perv, though. He found out that if Takiko summons Genbu to protect Bei Jia, she will be sacrificed and he has fallen in love with her.
Takiko turns him down and tells him she plans to sacrifice herself in order to save the people and the land. In order for the Priestess to summon Genbu, she must remain pure, so marriage would be out of the question if she were to follow through on her promise.
Limdo has no choice but to respect her wishes. What he doesn't know, though, is that Takiko is sick and already dying of tuberculosis. She plans on keeping it a secret.
They wait in Tewulan for the other Celestial Warriors to meet them, all by Hagus (Urumiya). Takiko plans to try to find his twin brother Teg and free him in the hopes that the two brothers will join her cause. It is a dangerous time for them to be in Tewulan, though. The King, King Temdan, has been banished and his throne was taken from him by his brother, Emperor Tegil.
There was a prophecy told to King Temdan that when the Priestess of Genbu gathers all the Celestial Warriors together, his son would kill him. As a result, the king tried to have his only son murdered. That son is Limdo. He seeks revenge against the father that abandoned him and tried to have him slain. Takiko is determined to prevent that from happening, so while in Tewulan, she decides to go have a talk with King Temdan.
There are rebel factions rioting in the city, fighting to restore King Temdan to power. King Temdan, who is also sick from a wasting disease, has sold out his country to neighboring Qu Dong and plans to turn over the city to the invading forces on their doorstep.
While Takiko is trying to sneak in to see King Temdan, Limdo and some of the other Celestial Warriors seek out a way into the underground labyrinth hoping to be able to locate Teg and free him.
With King Temda's forces trying to kill her and the Celestial Warriors as well as dodging Emperor Tegil's troops, will she manage to find Teg, keep her promise to Hagus and unite all the Celestial Warriors before the invading army reaches the city?
Takiko turns him down and tells him she plans to sacrifice herself in order to save the people and the land. In order for the Priestess to summon Genbu, she must remain pure, so marriage would be out of the question if she were to follow through on her promise.
Limdo has no choice but to respect her wishes. What he doesn't know, though, is that Takiko is sick and already dying of tuberculosis. She plans on keeping it a secret.
They wait in Tewulan for the other Celestial Warriors to meet them, all by Hagus (Urumiya). Takiko plans to try to find his twin brother Teg and free him in the hopes that the two brothers will join her cause. It is a dangerous time for them to be in Tewulan, though. The King, King Temdan, has been banished and his throne was taken from him by his brother, Emperor Tegil.
There was a prophecy told to King Temdan that when the Priestess of Genbu gathers all the Celestial Warriors together, his son would kill him. As a result, the king tried to have his only son murdered. That son is Limdo. He seeks revenge against the father that abandoned him and tried to have him slain. Takiko is determined to prevent that from happening, so while in Tewulan, she decides to go have a talk with King Temdan.
There are rebel factions rioting in the city, fighting to restore King Temdan to power. King Temdan, who is also sick from a wasting disease, has sold out his country to neighboring Qu Dong and plans to turn over the city to the invading forces on their doorstep.
While Takiko is trying to sneak in to see King Temdan, Limdo and some of the other Celestial Warriors seek out a way into the underground labyrinth hoping to be able to locate Teg and free him.
With King Temda's forces trying to kill her and the Celestial Warriors as well as dodging Emperor Tegil's troops, will she manage to find Teg, keep her promise to Hagus and unite all the Celestial Warriors before the invading army reaches the city?
December 6, 2013
This pains me to say because the first manga I really read (aside from Dragonball) was Ceres: Celestial Legend by Yuu Watase and I absolutely loved it. Up to volume 7 I was enjoying this manga too, but vols. 8-10 have left something to be desired as the distinctions between characters begin to blur into past Fushigi Yugi characters. I think it's the direction she's taken recently with both this manga and especially Arata that I'm just not digging. Either it's because it's too much of the same thing (girl/boy comes from another world, everyone distrusts them initially, and then falls madly in love/homoerotic friendship with them while a bitter rival who was once a close friend feels personally wronged by the hero until the very end) or well, yeah, it's too much of the same thing.
The problem is I've seen this story in so many different iterations from her (Alice 19th, original Fushigi Yugi, Arata, etc.) that I'm tired of it. It's great that everyone loves this character and would sacrifice themselves to protect her (who also of course wants to sacrifice herself for the good of the world) but it's boring and predictable. Ceres was great because it had a well-crafted mythos that delved into both modern and sci-fi elements. The villain was different, there was more at stake! I miss that Watase-style.
The problem is I've seen this story in so many different iterations from her (Alice 19th, original Fushigi Yugi, Arata, etc.) that I'm tired of it. It's great that everyone loves this character and would sacrifice themselves to protect her (who also of course wants to sacrifice herself for the good of the world) but it's boring and predictable. Ceres was great because it had a well-crafted mythos that delved into both modern and sci-fi elements. The villain was different, there was more at stake! I miss that Watase-style.
October 24, 2012
(This review may contain spoilers).
I did go through a phase when I was younger where I was reading just about every manga book I could get my hands on. Yuu Watase was one of the only authors I've stuck with, since I found myself really enjoying the first series of books I read by her.
I read volume 9 about three years ago and once I realised volume 10 was coming out, I ordered it from Amazon fairly quickly after it came out. I have to say, I wasn't disappointed. I remembered easily most of what had happened previously and I found the book quite an easy, quick read.
I like the drawings in the book. Each character has his or her own personality and appearance and there isn't any confusion about who's who. It was interesting to see what happened with Temdan, but it ended on such a cliffhanger!
There were less amusing moments than in the previous volumes, but there were still enough to make me laugh a bit at some points. And I really like the way Takiko's and Uruki's relationship has developed.
But I am kind of dreading how the story will end. I can't envision a happy ending.
I did go through a phase when I was younger where I was reading just about every manga book I could get my hands on. Yuu Watase was one of the only authors I've stuck with, since I found myself really enjoying the first series of books I read by her.
I read volume 9 about three years ago and once I realised volume 10 was coming out, I ordered it from Amazon fairly quickly after it came out. I have to say, I wasn't disappointed. I remembered easily most of what had happened previously and I found the book quite an easy, quick read.
I like the drawings in the book. Each character has his or her own personality and appearance and there isn't any confusion about who's who. It was interesting to see what happened with Temdan, but it ended on such a cliffhanger!
There were less amusing moments than in the previous volumes, but there were still enough to make me laugh a bit at some points. And I really like the way Takiko's and Uruki's relationship has developed.
But I am kind of dreading how the story will end. I can't envision a happy ending.
July 25, 2014
It has been a while since I revisit Watase Yuu's works. Being not so fond of the sugary shoujo style, I found this story refreshing from several angles.
Spoilers start here!
First, the main theme of the Priestess and many others fighting to live despite the circumstances. Second, the parent-son conflict repeatedly appearing not only in the main characters cases. And third, the climatic chaos that adds an even more perilous dimension to the already cruel war.
I don´t exaggerate by saying this is my type of story, with a great build up and bitter sweet end that nevertheless, includes hope. Much better than the original Fushigi Yuugi (and I did like that one). The author has matured quiet well.
Spoilers start here!
First, the main theme of the Priestess and many others fighting to live despite the circumstances. Second, the parent-son conflict repeatedly appearing not only in the main characters cases. And third, the climatic chaos that adds an even more perilous dimension to the already cruel war.
I don´t exaggerate by saying this is my type of story, with a great build up and bitter sweet end that nevertheless, includes hope. Much better than the original Fushigi Yuugi (and I did like that one). The author has matured quiet well.
March 30, 2013
One of the things I love about Genbu Kaiden is that it's character & story focused. It doesn't do things for the sake of adding more to the story. It's well thought out and these characters are the driving force behind it. Takiko is strong but still very caring about the Warriors & all the people she meets. Uruki or Rimundo or Limdo is changing (not just genders). I think they all changed because of Takiko & what she stands for. I did read the series online so I'm not exactly sure where the series break off and start, but I love this series.
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•Cherish -- Ai Otsuka
•We Are Broken -- Paramore
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•Cherish -- Ai Otsuka
•We Are Broken -- Paramore
December 1, 2012
I like the paralleling done in this volume with Tokiko and King Temdan. Both were diagnosed with a incurable disease and subsequently learned that something else would kill them and their responses laid out the dfference in their characters very clearly. Tokiko: self-sacrifice! Temdan: are you actually kidding me, I'm done, it's son murdering time. That, bro, is why you are the villain.
(I can see Tokiko's point about having a support group and it's kind of her to empathize with him but I'm in a judgement kind of mood today). 3.5 stars
(I can see Tokiko's point about having a support group and it's kind of her to empathize with him but I'm in a judgement kind of mood today). 3.5 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 18, 2012
約3年ぶりの、やっと出た新刊です。 3年間、今現在も渡瀬先生は少年誌の連載をされているということで、ふしぎ遊戯の世界観も少年誌風に変わってしまったのではないか心配でした。読み終えた感想は、前に比べて作風が少年漫画に近くなったような感じが…。私自身は恋愛の要素をしっかりと含んだ少女漫画が好きなので、この巻は少し物足りなかったです。渡瀬先生も次回はキューンとする場面を…とおっしゃっていますので、次巻は期待したいと思います
September 23, 2013
While I should have been expecting the "twist" at the end of this particular novel, it took me by surprise. I'll take that as good storytelling from Watase. There is definitely a more mature vibe to this particular Fushigi Yuugi story, and for that I am loving every moment of it.
June 19, 2012
WHY?!?! Why is this the last volume!? It hasn't ended yet!!! Give me more!!!
June 24, 2013
I said in my review of Vol. 9 that the plot was starting to snowball....well, this is an avalanche! What an amazing story.....
August 16, 2014
OHHHH. MYYY. GODDDD...............I'm just...I'm not even gonna say anything right now.....
June 21, 2015
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